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For Christmas, my dearest hubby gave me Smoke and Pickles – the cookbook by Edward Lee, a Louisville chef, whose recipes have a lovely twist of Southern and Asian flavors. This pickled garlic is lovely.

I finely mince it and then add it back into the molasses soy sauce to use as a dipping sauce for potstickers. It would also be a great garnish for Bloody Marys or as a nibble to go with other pickled items and your cocktail.

Pickled Garlic

2 heads of garlic, each clove peeled and rinsed with water

Distilled white vinegar

1 cup soy sauce

1 cup water

2/3 cups rice vinegar

1/4 cup white sugar

1/4 cup molasses

Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste

Place the garlic cloves in a jar and cover with the white vinegar. Cover and refrigerate for 5 days. Drain the garlic and rinse with cold water. Place the garlic back in the jar. In a saucepan, combine the soy sauce, water, rice vinegar, sugar, molasses, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, then turn off and allow the flavors to mingle for 15 minutes. Pour the liquid over the garlic cloves, cover, and refrigerate for a week. Enjoy for weeks!

I have made many recipes from the Smitten Kitchen book already. It’s a keeper for sure. I can’t wait to try recipes from Edward Lee book. He has such a unique view of Southern food! As for the canning book, I am afraid it has already encouraged me to expand my garden plans!

Mostly I have list after list of recipes I can’t wait to try but just don’t have the time (or space in my stomach) to make all at one time. This year I hope to make homemade bacon, stuff more sausage, and make my own cheese and crackers (I have a cheese making class scheduled for later this month).

What is in your kitchen this month? Pop over to Celia’s blog Fig Jam and Lime Cordial to see what is going on in other kitchens around the world.

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